Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos issued a warning to ground service companies exploiting workers at airports after strikes over redundancies caused chaos at Paphos and Larnaca. Paphos was the worst hit after ground
It is vital that the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) is allowed to conduct its mandate on both sides of the Green Line, warned the US State Department. It said UN
The newest Omicron sub-variant BQ1 of coronavirus is expected to surface in Cyprus, but it’s not more aggressive than previous strains, said virologist Petros Karayiannis. He predicted a new COVID wave for
The European Parliament’s committee of inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA) has received answers from Cypriot officials and will now “corroborate them”. A committee delegation visiting
Cypriot authorities have announced that Cyprus will no longer apply facilitated rules for Russian citizens applying for tourist visas. Foreign Ministry sources told news site Philenews that starting from December 1, the
Turkish soldiers were mobilised in the Astromeritis area, west of Nicosia, as a Greek Cypriot farmer was working in the buffer zone, but UN troops intervened. The soldiers were intercepted by members of
A delegation from the European Parliament’s inquiry committee to investigate the use of Pegasus software (PEGA) and equivalent surveillance spyware launched a joint mission in Cyprus and Greece. The fact-finding mission seeks to establish a
The world’s biggest climate change relay, ‘Running Out of Time’ arrived in Cyprus, participating in the initiative with 17 other countries. The initiative includes thousands of runners, cyclists, and sailors for a record-breaking
Emirates plans to increase the flight frequency of its Malta-Larnaca-Dubai route to a daily service starting 1 December. This will return the airline’s operations on this route “back to pre-pandemic levels, signalling
As authorities count the cost of damage caused to Tsirion stadium after fan violence, policing football matches has come under the spotlight with a suggestion that away supporters should be banned. After
